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DDT wrestlers go viral after world's first match on Japanese bullet train
DDT wrestlers go viral after world's first match on Japanese bullet train
Japanese professional wrestling company Dramatic Dream Team or DDT have gone viral after holding a match on a Japanese bullet train. The bout took place between two icons of Japanese pro wrestling: Minoru Suzuki and Shanshiro Takagi on a show dubbed 'Shinkansen Pro Wrestling.' DDT managed to sell out all 75 seats in the Shinkansen train carriage which was travelling at 180mph between Tokyo and Nagoya on Monday. Suzuki and Takagi fought for 37 minutes in a match that included cameos from other Japanese legends including Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama, with Suzuki eventually prevailing. The match has since received mainstream media coverage from the likes of BBC, Sky News and ABC. DDT, which was formed in 1997 has a strong emphasis on comedy in the promotion and have previously held matches at campsites, leisure centres and inside an empty Tokyo Dome stadium. Some of the wrestlers in the company include a person in a giant panda suit and Yoshihiko, who is literally a blow-up doll. A popular championship in DDT is the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship which can be won be anyone or anything. Previous champions have included a ladder, a cat, a bus, all the subscribers to the DDT YouTube channel and the championship itself. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-20 20:50
Grizzlies' Morant in limbo again, awaits review of latest gun video on social media
Grizzlies' Morant in limbo again, awaits review of latest gun video on social media
Ja Morant still had his endorsement deals Monday
2023-05-16 06:57
NHL teams on the rise after missing playoffs: Penguins, Predators, Senators, Sabres and Red Wings
NHL teams on the rise after missing playoffs: Penguins, Predators, Senators, Sabres and Red Wings
Detroit desperately hopes to snap its seven-year playoff drought and becomes part of an NHL trend
2023-10-09 18:23
Why Liverpool have signed Ryan Gravenberch
Why Liverpool have signed Ryan Gravenberch
What Ryan Gravenberch offers Liverpool and when he can make his debut for the club after completing a £34m transfer from Bayern Munich
2023-09-02 20:17
Raiders remaining schedule will decide Antonio Pierce’s future in Las Vegas
Raiders remaining schedule will decide Antonio Pierce’s future in Las Vegas
Interim head coach Antonio Pierce faces an uphill battle leading the Las Vegas Raiders. With a daunting schedule ahead and high stakes, his leadership and defensive strategy will be put to the ultimate test.
2023-11-16 23:17
Critical Dolphins injury gives Giants their only hope of pulling off an upset
Critical Dolphins injury gives Giants their only hope of pulling off an upset
Miami Dolphins LT Terron Armstead will miss at least four weeks with a knee injury, which could have implications for Sunday's game against the New York Giants.
2023-10-07 03:18
'Rock bottom': Australian media lament Wallabies' World Cup 'nightmare'
'Rock bottom': Australian media lament Wallabies' World Cup 'nightmare'
The Wallabies rugby team was blasted by the Australian media after their record defeat to Wales on Sunday left Eddie Jones' side on the verge...
2023-09-25 07:25
We can do beautiful things – Micky van de Ven excited by Tottenham prospects
We can do beautiful things – Micky van de Ven excited by Tottenham prospects
Micky van de Ven has predicted Tottenham can achieve “beautiful things” under attack-minded Ange Postecoglou. The Dutch defender was thrown into the deep end in Sunday’s Premier League opener at Brentford after only three training sessions with his new team-mates, but impressed in the 2-2 draw. It had been a whirlwind week for Spurs with growing speculation over record goal-scorer Harry Kane eventually resulting in his departure for Bayern Munich on Saturday. A degree of optimism remains rife amongst supporters following a busy summer of transfer activity and with a new bold, front-foot approach set to be adopted by Postecoglou. “It’s an amazing club,” Van de Ven reflected after his debut. “I had a good meeting with the trainer and it was a really good meeting. “He’s a really good trainer. I love the club, I love the players and I think there is so much potential under this trainer so we will see where this season heads. “He has a good view on football, that’s what I think. Attacking football is what I love, playing with a lot of space in the back doesn’t matter for me. “Offensive football is what I like and I think if we play a lot of offensive football and we train, we train, we train then I think we can do some beautiful things.” Spurs had chased Netherlands Under-21 captain Van de Ven all summer and eventually secured his services on August 8 for an initial £34.5million fee, which could rise to £43.1million in add-ons. Despite featuring for Wolfsburg during pre-season, the 22-year-old had not completed 90 minutes all summer, but Postecoglou’s decision to include him in the starting XI was vindicated. Van de Ven admitted: “Everything is harder, it’s going quicker and it’s going up and down, up and down. There is no moment in the game where you feel you can rest a bit, you always have to be sharp and 100 per cent focused. “It is my first game with the team, so of course at the beginning we have to watch a bit how everything is going and afterwards you feel more comfortable. The guys are talking positive to you so that is also helping. “I trained three days with the team but they gave me some confidence and the trainer was talking to me and also gave me some confidence. I didn’t stress at all that I can’t do it. “All the trainers were positive, all the players were positive saying ‘do your job, do what you can do and we will help you’ and I think it went well.” Comparisons to Jan Vertonghen, another left-footed centre-back who started out in Eredivisie, occurred before Van de Ven had even signed his contract at Tottenham. He has a good view on football, that's what I think. Attacking football is what I love, playing with a lot of space in the back doesn't matter for me. Micky van de Ven on Ange Postecoglou The ex-Volendam defender revealed he used to study Vertonghen before the Belgian moved to Spurs, where he went on to make 315 appearances and become a hugely popular figure with the club’s fanbase. “I was always in the stadium when Jan Vertonghen was playing for Ajax so I always saw him play and always said he was a good left-footed, centre-back. I learned some from him as I watched videos of him,” Van de Ven added. “I watched a lot of times Spurs because a lot of players from Ajax also went to Spurs and also players from Holland. “Always when you see a player go to Spurs it is an amazing step if you went from Ajax, AZ, PSV to Spurs. “Of course with the history they didn’t win a prize for a long time but you never know what is going to happen.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Millie Bright confident England can cope with hostile atmosphere in Sydney Ben Stokes tipped to make U-turn and feature for England at World Cup Football rumours: West Ham growing frustrated with Harry Maguire delays
2023-08-15 19:17
Column: Steve Stricker is having a record year with seniors. Now he's contemplating the PGA Tour
Column: Steve Stricker is having a record year with seniors. Now he's contemplating the PGA Tour
Steve Stricker is winning so much on the PGA Tour Champions that he wonders how he would fare on the PGA Tour
2023-10-10 23:55
Deco addresses Barcelona's failed Arda Guler transfer
Deco addresses Barcelona's failed Arda Guler transfer
New Barcelona sporting director Deco questioned why club lost out to Real Madrid in Arda Guler transfer race.
2023-07-11 18:26
Kyrgios thanks Murray for spotting signs of self-harm struggle
Kyrgios thanks Murray for spotting signs of self-harm struggle
Nick Kyrgios has revealed his gratitude to Andy Murray for spotting signs of self-harming as the Australian tennis star said he had an "addiction of pain" during...
2023-12-01 21:19
Browns GM Berry says 'easy decision' to sit QB Deshaun Watson against Ravens with shoulder injury
Browns GM Berry says 'easy decision' to sit QB Deshaun Watson against Ravens with shoulder injury
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said it was “a very easy decision” to sit quarterback Deshaun Watson on Sunday against Baltimore because he was unable to throw effectively
2023-10-05 01:55